indicate the level to which a name has been verified.Type Surname (from occupation, from location & from nickname)
Other Forms FormsBlum, Pflum
Meaning & History
From Old Germanic *plūmā "plum", used as a topographic name for someone who lived by a plum tree, a metonymic occupational name for someone who grew or sold plums, or perhaps a nickname referring to a plum-coloured birthmark.